This week's specimen looks almost geological – a jagged reddish-orange seam cutting through pale pink rock, like something ...
When designing microscopes, optical engineers have long faced a trade-off between speed, field of view and resolution. But improving one of these properties typically comes at the expense of another.
Learn what matters when comparing benchtop fluorescence microscopes, from confocal and widefield imaging to software.
Nearly 400 fossils discovered in southern France are giving scientists a detailed view of marine life that lived close to the ...
Key TakeawaysBerkeley Lab researchers developed computational tools to process the massive datasets generated by MOSAIC, a reconfigurable microscope ...
Under ultraviolet light, adult fire salamanders reveal a captivating blue-green fluorescence generated by their skin secretions, lasting for several hours. This striking luminescence is mainly ...
Somewhere between the bagel shops and the Broadway marquees, New York City has been quietly sitting on one of the most ...
To see the eclipse, go outside to a safe, dark space at around 10:34 P.M. EDT on Thursday, when the moon will begin to cut ...
Learn how to photograph the 96% partial lunar eclipse — a near-“blood moon” — with the best camera settings, equipment, ...
NASA’s newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here’s how it works ...